Fall left 2 workers left dangling from NY bridge

Published 10:33 pm, Wednesday, May 22, 2013

NEWBURG — The state agency that operates five bridges in the Hudson Valley is investigating an accident that left two construction workers dangling over the Hudson River.

The New York State Bridge Authority tells the Times Herald-Record of Middletown (http://bit.ly/10Lvxml ) that two men were working on the underside of the Newburgh-Beacon Bridge on Tuesday when temporary supports gave way, leaving them dangling by their safety harnesses.

Authority officials say the men were able to climb to another part of the bridge and walk away unharmed. Officials say the men were stringing steel cables to support a containment system designed to keep debris from falling into the river.

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The Bridge Authority will investigate why the temporary supports failed.

The Newburgh-Beacon Bridge connects Orange and Dutchess counties 60 miles north of New York City.